kermt kermit is ready to fly, charlie brown behind him. back down here on the streets you can see all of the clowns getting in place. more man 900 and, no, that does not include us in the media. around here you can see the floats and there are 40 that line the streets here on central park west. one very special one this year is one to honor the first responders to superstorm sandy. of course that affected this area so dramatically and a lot of survivors given a front row seat to this parade. maybe they'll get their mind off the recovery for just a few hours. it's going to be a great day, the weather is great so hope you'll tune in as well. that's the latest live here, i'm jay gray, back to you. >> so the parade starts at 9:00 a.m. right here on nbc bay area. you can watch it while a lot of folks probably getting that turkey ready. >> to make sure the turkey is just right for all your guests, we're talking to an expert right now, tara is right now a butterball expert and she's on the talk line there to help us out. tara, good morning. happy